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Thomas wrapped his arms around us and we stayed like that for a long moment.
I could never have predicted that the first moment I met that arrogant man, he would become the love of my life and give me the best family in the world.
Epilogue
A year later...
I cradled John in my arms as we got out of the car in front of the place where my grandmother had been living since I left home to live in the apartment with Thomas and the twins.
“Stay close to the car, girls,” my husband said to them, afraid that they would run out and end up in the middle of the street.
As time went by, they got smarter and smarter, but they also gave us a hard time. It was much easier when I was with just the two of them than with the whole gang. However, after the birth of my son, I decided to spend some time with just the three of them and wait for him to grow up a bit before returning to the classroom. Fortunately, Thomas's condition allowed me to makethis choice. I only made this decision because he had assured me that he would take care of the fees for Grandma's retirement home.
“We want bisa!” Mary was jumping on the side of the car.
“Calm down, child.” Thomas held both their hands after putting the brakes on.
We passed the reception of the building and walked through a long garden, where I saw some elderly people embroidering, others painting and my grandmother was exercising with a gymnastics group. She turned away from them when she saw us and came over to us.
“Bisa!” The twins ran to her.
“How are my girls?” He kissed each of them on the head.
“Gladis!” replied Anne.
“Yes! They're bigger than last time. Are your parents giving you two yeast?”
“Naum.” Mary laughed.
“I think it's age.” I came closer to my grandmother and kissed her cheek.
“And how is the little one?”
“Growing fast too.”
John opened his eyes and grinned at her.
“What a cute thing!”
“How are you here?” I asked after we walked together and sat down at a round table under a tree with very green and vibrant leaves.
“Happy.”
“That's very good to hear.”
“It's good to see that you're happy too.” She reached out and took Thomas' hand. “Take good care of my little girl.”
“Seeing you well is all I want.” He smiled at me, and I gave him a quick kiss
“You deserve it.”
“Yes.” He agreed, placing his hand on my thigh.
There was nothing more important to me than being there with them. Life couldn't always be perfect, but those moments made it worthwhile.